Federal worker union calls for end to shutdown
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Both furloughed workers and so-called "excepted" government employees, who must continue to show up to work during the shutdown without compensation, are entitled to back pay under a federal law called the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019.
The federal government shutdown continues as states scramble to fund food assistance programs for millions of Americans.
The government has been shut down for 27 days and the effects are being felt throughout the country, from delayed flights to federal workers missing wages. The USDA said SNAP benefits will soon run out.
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits in Alabama will be paused in November as the federal shutdown continues, according to the state’s Department of Human Resources. According to DHR, the United States Department of Agriculture issued a guidance that told them SNAP benefits,